Democrats, according to recent polls, face what could kindly be called an uphill election-time battle. Kindly. More to truth, they’re facing a Chimborazo climb, so dubbed in recognition of the world’s highest peak — yes, higher even than Mount Everest.

Asian stock markets were broadly lower on Thursday over concerns about the latest U.S.-China trade negotiations. Japanese auto stocks slumped. Toyota and Honda each fell 3.2%, weighed down by news that the Trump administration is considering imposing new tariffs on vehicle and auto-parts imports.

A bipartisan group of congressional leaders will receive a briefing on the FBI probe into Russian election meddling, likely in early June, the White House said on Wednesday, following one planned for Thursday to which no Democrats were invited.